Chimney Pointing Cost

Chimney pointing is the process of removing failed and loose cement from between the bricks on a chimney and “pointing in” new cement.

This process has several benefits:

prevents water soaking into the bricks

helps to secure leadwork to the wall

improves the visual appeal of the chimney

prevents bricks from coming loose

How much this will cost doesn’t just depend on how long the work takes or even how difficult the work is, but is affected by how much scaffold (if any) that is required.

A chimney that is located in the centre of a roof 20 metres high will require a considerable amount of scaffold. A smaller chimney located at the roof edge and only 6 metres high could probably be reached via an access tower that most roofer’s own.

With that in mind, it’s impossible for us to give you a price to point a chimney without knowing more details such as its height and location.

The three examples below exclude scaffold costs but are what a roofing company would otherwise charge to repoint a chimney:

Small chimney 2m high by 0.75m wide – £450.00

Medium sized chimney 3m high by 1m wide – £750.00

Larger chimney 4m+ by 1.75m wide – £1000.00

The prices above also include a new cement flaunching to the top of the chimney.

Chimney Removal

A chimney stack is the part that extrudes from the house, usually via the roof.

The breast is the part of the chimney that is inside the property.

This section relates to chimney stacks only.

Dismantling and removing a chimney stack is an option and is often done when:

the chimney is at risk of collapse

the fireplace has been closed off and the chimney is no longer needed

any extension is planned and the chimney needs to be removed

As with repointing, small chimneys can often be reached by access tower but anything larger will need to be professionally scaffolded.

There are also additional costs to consider; waste disposal fees for medium and larger chimneys will be in the region of £200-400 as bricks and mortar are so heavy and waste is charged per tonne.

Also, the roof will need to be repaired after the chimney has been removed, so new rafters, batons, felt and tiles will be required.

We assume that the stack will be removed to below the height of the roof tiles but the chimneys breast inside the house will be left intact.

To remove a chimney, from the top and all the way to the ground floor would involve a considerable amount of work, including scaffold, flooring and replastering work.